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Musahiplik: The Institution of Spritual Brotherhood in Alevism

Musahiplik is an institutional form of brotherhood in the Alevi belief system that symbolises an individual’s spiritual, moral, and social bond with the community, and…

Dâr (Dâra Durmak, Dâra Çekilmek, Dârdan İndirme, Dâr Kurbanı)

In the Alevi belief system, the concept of dâr represents a multi-layered micro-centre where ritual, ethics, theology, and mythology are intricately interwoven. Functioning as a…

Hızır / Xızır

In Alevism, Hızır (Xızır) is a meaningful and central figure around which revolve many myths, rituals, hymns, sacred places and lived experiences. It combines many…

Kirvelik (1)

Kirvelik, in the context of Dersim Alevism (Raa Haqi), does not merely denote a symbolic form of kinship shaped around the circumcision ritual. Rather, it…

Gağan (1)

Gağan (Khal / Kalo Gaxan, Gaxand, Gaxan) is a religious-magical transition ritual unique to Kurdish Alevi communities in Dersim, symbolically marking the end of the…

Melek-i Tavus

Melek-i Tavus, or Meleka Tavus, is a cosmological figure in Raa Haqi creation narratives. He initially holds an important position in the realm of angels…

Rıza Şehri – Rızalık & Social Change

This video examines the ideal of Rıza Şehri, which occupies a central place in the Alevi belief system, through the concepts of Hak and hakikat....

The Gender of Cans

In this engaging video, Ana Narin Gülçiçeği addresses contemporary debates shaped around ikrar, musahiplik, and in particular the question of the “gender of cans.” Drawing...

Musahiplik – Marriage – Rızalık – İkrar – the Red Belt

In this video, Ana Narin Gülçiçeği addresses the institutions of marriage and musahiplik in Alevism through core concepts such as musahiplik, “the command of Hak...

Musahiplik – Musahiplik Rituals – Görgü Cem – Ustudan – Social Change

In this video, Pir Hasan Erkişi provides a detailed explanation of the institution of musahiplik, which occupies a fundamental place in the Alevi belief system,...

Kalu Bela

In this video, Pir Celal Fırat explains the concept of Kalu Bela, one of the foundational mythological narratives of Alevi cosmology. According to the Alevi...

İkrar – Görgü Cem – Musahip – Tarık – Social Change – the Hasan Baba Ziyaret

In this video, Pir Celal Fırat examines the core building blocks of the Alevi belief system—ikrar, the Görgü Cem, musahiplik, and tarık—together with their historical,...

The Fourteen – the Seventeen – Musahip (Misayib) – Nefs

In this video, Pir Mahmut Ütebay discusses the concepts of the Fourteen and the Seventeen, which occupy a central place in Alevi cosmology. He also...
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